Aug 7, 2008
Posted by jeremyscheller in Leadership | 0 Comments
A few reflections on Hybels opening piece…
I love that Bill genuinely feels the weight of leadership at his core. You can tell that it’s not just fluff for him.
A few of Bill’s axiom’s that hit me:
“If it feels funky, engage.”
- This is me to a fault
- I need to extend this by saying, if it feels funky, engage diplomatically.
- Great leaders have the courage to call out when things are heading in a God-inspired direction, I want to grow in this area.
“Sometimes, leaders have to call fouls on themselves.”
- I’m not impervious to being out of line, in fact, I’m pretty good at it.
- I need better discretion in how to handle issues that arise.
- Perhaps it just comes back to diplomacy again for me.
I realize, based on this talk, that I need a more clearly defined process for making leadership decisions.
I tend to fly off the seat of my pants making decisions based on past experience and my own “knowledge base.” While that includes a history of strong Biblical teaching, I rarely just crack open the book when facing a hard decision. In the end, I tend to trust the leadership skills God has been building in me, but I think he’d love it if I took a deeper look into his word first. Then consulted others, rather than living only in my personal leadership box.
